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Monday, 21 September 2009
United Kingdom-based Protouch, manufacturer and distributor of touchscreen kiosk solutions, has announced it will exhibit three designs from its Xen kiosk series at London's KioskCom Self Service Expo, which runs Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
In a news release, Protouch says its Xen kiosks can house applications ranging from ticketing to bill-payment, as well as offer customizable options for components and accessories.
In addition to the company's exhibit at KioskCom, Protouch's managing director, Tom Quarry, will speak at one of the event's sessions, "EPoS for the Store of the Future":
The seminar will see Tom discussing Protouch's award-winning EPoS kiosk hardware, focusing on the Kiddicare case study. Attendees will learn how this award-winning kiosk can manage more customers with less staff costs, as well as increasing customer spend and enhancing the sales processed in the store.
Friday, 20 March 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Websults LLC, a Nashville, Tenn.-based Web site strategy consulting firm, has announced that it is now offering self-service touchscreen kiosks as a solution for its clients.
According to a news release, the company started developing kiosks in 2008 as part of a larger project for museum exhibit company Eureka Exhibits and their traveling exhibit, Be the Dinosaur.
Two separate kiosk applications were developed for the exhibit.
"The kiosks build upon our vast experience designing and developing Web site applications," said Jonathan Weindruch, principal of Websults. "Their primary advantage is location, which means organizations can interact with customers and partners without requiring them to turn on their computer, connect to the Internet and visit a certain Web site. The touch screen applications are ideal for physicians and healthcare providers who want to improve the speed of their patient registration process or any organization that wants to leverage locations with existing foot traffic."
Applications developed for the Be the Dinosaur exhibit were recently featured at the Louisville Science Museum. Because the touchscreen kiosks require no keyboard or mouse, they are easy to use for children as well as seniors.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- The IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum, an organization dedicated to providing education on marine life, will play host to an "Ocean Today" kiosk in April, according to a news release.
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An Ocean Today kiosk deployed at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. (Image courtesy of the NOAA.)
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The kiosk will promote ocean literacy among patrons of the museum by exposing them to ocean imagery and video clips. Museum goers will use a touchscreen to explore content related to science and technology, news, recent discoveries and ocean life.
Click here to view a slideshow of Ocean Today kiosks.
"The kiosk was originally developed as a major installation on the floor of the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History," said David Matagiese, education director for IGFA. "It receives real time data directly from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and will educate museum guests on topics such as the current state of the world's fisheries stocks, endangered species, marine debris and much more."
Matagiese said multiple groups can simultaneously interact with content on the kiosk which includes a 42-inch, independently-operated, touchscreen display, and a 50-inch plasma echo monitor above. It accomodates two specially designed sound areas that will envelop visitors. One sound area will immerse the visitors interacting with the 42-inch displays while the other sound area, at a comfortable distance behind the first, allows a group experience and easy viewing of the content mirrored on the 50-inch overhead display.
Friday, 31 October 2008
(Bismark, N.D.) KFYR-TV, Channel 5: The Library of Congress is shipping more than 600,000 documents about Theodore Roosevelt to Dickinson State University in North Dakota, and soon users of a self-service kiosk will be able to search through every one of them. With this new kiosk, users will be able to enter a search term and call up every document in which Roosevelt referred to or used the searched phrase.
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008
The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) News-Sentinel: Since 1952, the Memorial Coliseum has been the capital of Fort Wayne sports, and now it's become a showcase of sports history. A kiosk displaying the Fort Wayne Sports Corp.'s Sports Heritage Project was installed in the coliseum lobby last week. Co-sponsored by The News-Sentinel and funded by a donation from the Waterfield Foundation, the project is a DVD with 33 vignettes reflecting the city's sports history that can be played on the interactive kiosk. Viewers can choose which vignette to watch.
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Thursday, 02 October 2008
Florida Today: Nothing grabs attention like a space-suited astronaut in a hotel lobby. Advertising entrepreneur Tim Hock is using 6-foot-tall astronaut statues to draw users to interactive computer kiosks that have started to appear in Cocoa Beach hotels and will be installed in full starting next week. The touchscreen business directories, which cost $3,000 to $5,000, include printers so visitors can create brochures.
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Monday, 29 September 2008
THonline.com: The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium has placed one of six Ocean Today kiosks, which were unveiled Sept. 27. The six kiosks were simultaneously released at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Hall and at five Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers across the country.
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Thursday, 18 September 2008
Times West Virginian: The newest addition to Pricketts Fort, a historical and recreational park located just north of Fairmont, W.Va., is an interactive kiosk that concentrates on three different aspects of life in the 18th century. The kiosk, set up in the upstairs portion of the visitors’ center that is known as the Orientation Gallery, allows the fort’s patrons to see how people worked on different trades, such as blacksmithing and pottery. The kiosk illustrates how those living in the 18th century spent their leisure time as well. It also concentrates on the domestic arts, such as spinning, weaving and making baskets.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008
(Florence, S.C.) Morning News Reporter: A new kiosk at the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library features snapshots and video that detail the genesis of the Florence Veterans Park, which will open in two months. "We just believe (the kiosk) will serve to let the patrons who visit the library become more aware of the park and the beauty of the park," said Florence County library system director Ray McBride, a U.S. Army veteran.
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008
BERKSHIRE, England — Black Cat Displays has announced that 21 of its customised Opus interactive touchscreen kiosks are installed in the prestigious National Cold War Museum, Cosford, U.K. The customised version of the information kiosks was chosen for its compatibility with the museum building and its existing signage.
One of the advantages of the Opus interactive kiosks is the ability to deliver multimedia content about visitor information on the exhibits and museum, along with a timeline of the cold war, in addition to educational games to entertain children.
The ergonomic design of the Opus interactive kiosk does not dominate its surroundings and allows for easy wheelchair user access and operation, without compromising its compact size or shape, in addition to a design that caters for children and tall adults.
Opus interactive kiosks are elegant, functional, yet robust terminals designed to provide solutions in a wide range of applications. With a small footprint, the rugged steel construction allows for silk-screening and color customization, along with optional illuminated bezels. Designed for easy access, with a lockable front-opening panel, the Opus interactive kiosk is available in informational or transactional versions to suit the application.
The Opus interactive kiosks feature a high-brightness 17.1-inch color TFT display, with optional resistive or surface wave touchscreen technology. It comes with a PC with network support, an integrated kiosk speaker and complete system power supply. It includes options for a magnetic or smart card reader, thermal printer, keyboard, track ball mouse, telephone handset and camera.
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
(Salt Lake City, Utah) KSTU-TV, Channel 13: Tourists visiting the Cache Valley in Utah will be able to learn about the area from new touchscreen kiosks. The kiosks are filled with information about 31 places to stop in Logan Canyon.
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Monday, 28 July 2008
AsiaTravelTips.com: Visa has opened 55 blue-and-white porcelain tourist information kiosks throughout Beijing to provide multilingual information services to cardholders and international visitors traveling to China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Visa kiosks — found at the Beijing Capital International Airport, Olympic venues and key tourist and shopping areas — are themed with the same blue and white brush stroke and traditional signature seal designs found on dozens of Olympic-themed Visa ATMs, making them easy for Visa cardholders to recognize.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville (Iowa) Index: The idea was hatched three years ago. Rich Fellingham, president and chief executive of Special Olympics Iowa, took his first visit to the Iowa Hall of Pride. He said the building was nice, but he felt the Special Olympics needed a kiosk — one that could showcase the athletes that put the "special" in "Special Olympics." Three years later, his vision became a reality.
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Monday, 21 July 2008
Erie (Pa.) Times-News: Erie residents wanting a closer glimpse into the lives of famous figures from the city's past soon will have their chance. The first Erie Hall of Fame kiosk will be unveiled Tuesday. It will be located on the second floor of the Blasco Library at 160 E. Front St. The kiosk, which is about eight feet tall, houses a high-definition display screen and a touchscreen control device, provides access to video clips, photographs and documents about the first five members of the city's "Hall of Fame."
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Friday, 20 June 2008
Arlington Business Journal: The Arlington Convention and Visitors Service released rolling concierges and a stand-alone informational kiosk to bump up tourism in Arlington neighborhoods. Segways just hit the streets of Crystal City, and an interactive touchscreen kiosk will be at Rossyln's new Waterview development in early July. The kiosk, supplied by Comark Corp., will let people print walking directions and coupons from participating Arlington retailers.
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Friday, 13 June 2008
The (San Mateo, Calif.) Daily Journal: Nine-year-old Lourdes Moreida’s family came to America from Mexico, she explained to Mitch Postel, executive director of the San Mateo County Historical Association. With that information Postel steps over to an interactive kiosk with a map of the world. Colored pins are on the map in various places. Each pin represents a story filmed by someone sitting at that very location. One click and Moreida is able to watch a story of one person’s recollection of the family immigrating to America. The kiosk was launched last month as part of the museum’s bigger exhibit, "Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County."
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008
The Associated Press: The Declaration of Independence looked a bit different before Benjamin Franklin got his hands on it, using a pen to scratch out the words "sacred and undeniable." He thought it would be better to make truths such as "All men are created equal" be "self-evident." Edits such as this are captured in a new interactive exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., that allows visitors to zoom in on the specific words and phrases that formed the basis of the American republic. The curious can see different versions of historic documents and examine them line by line, using touchscreens that show the library's first high-definition scanned images of the drafts.
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Monday, 28 April 2008
AVinteractive.co.uk: London visitors can now visit the capital’s sights from the Tower Bridge Exhibition. A series of touchscreens which allow visitors to locate, virtually visit and learn about the city’s sights have been installed in the high level walkways across the bridge.
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Friday, 14 March 2008
CINCINNATI, Ohio —Electronic Art, an interactive agency specializing in custom kiosk software, kiosk hardware and integrated Web sites, has announced it is providing kiosks and custom-designed software to support the “Passage to Freedom” program, a series of kiosks to be placed at or near Ohio Underground Railroad sites. The kiosks feature a new Web site created to showcase Ohio’s Underground Railroad sites and aid visitors in their travels. The campaign is the result of a collaboration between The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Ohio Department of Development’s Division of Tourism and American Express.
The program, the first of its kind covering an entire state, features the “Passage to Freedom” Web site, where visitors can access detailed information about Ohio Underground Railroad sites and other local attractions. The Web site will link to a network of interactive kiosks that will be located in former Underground Railroad communities around the state to provide visitors with regional travel information.
The first three kiosks will be located in Oberlin, Zanesville and Ripley, Ohio — each with several important Underground Railroad sites in their immediate vicinity. Kiosks will be placed at three additional sites later in the year.
The interactive kiosks at selected Ohio Underground Railroad sites will enable visitors to access detailed information about the site and its history using a touchscreen interface. Customized maps printed from the kiosk will enable travelers to seek out interesting, yet often overlooked regional attractions, as well as nearby restaurants, hotel accommodations, churches and other essential information.
Each kiosk will be linked to the Web site and constantly updated with the latest information about local and regional events, such as fairs, arts and cultural festivities and children’s activities. The kiosks will also offer details about other Underground Railroad locations within driving distance.
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
San Diego Union-Tribune: Balboa Park has three new tour guides: 12-foot-tall kiosks that provide convenient, easy-to-use information for visitors to the sprawling park. In addition to maps of the park, the computerized kiosks offer the lowdown on museums, gardens and restaurants. Visitors also can get cash from ATMs or e-mail a Balboa Park postcard to friends. The kiosks also provide Wi-Fi coverage in surrounding areas.
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Friday, 14 September 2007
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. · Kern County, California has announced the installation of outdoor touchscreen interactive visitor information kiosks at the Flying J Travel Plaza, in Lebec, California. The installation incorporates the collaborative technologies and efforts of four display companies, Jupiterbay, Kortek, NextWindow and Display Devices.
The large-format display is the first of the roughly nine kiosks that are anticipated to placed throughout Kern County. In addition to general countywide dining, lodging and attraction visitor information, each kiosk will feature site-specific information as well, including such sites as the Mojave Space Center and the Bakersfield Airport.
Kern County Executive Director, Rick Davis, said that he had a virtual tourism kiosk in mind when he first attended KioskCom and saw the Kortek all-in-one 46-inch interactive display, which ultimately would become the model for the Kern County installation.
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
WARSAW, Ind. · The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with Video and Sound Productions to launch interactive kiosks to promote the community.
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Christopher Sanchez, Video and Sound Production's executive producer, demonstrates the new touchscreen kiosks to Fort Wayne residents.
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The interactive information centers will be located in high-traffic locations such as Fort Wayne's Spiece Field House, the Grand Wayne Center and the airport.
The touchscreen kiosks allow people to learn more about the community, tourist attractions and places to do business in and around Fort Wayne. The interactive kiosks feature pictures, graphics, video, audio, unique animations and printing capabilities.
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
The Bakersfield Californian: The first in a series of kiosks designed to promote Kern County, Calif., tourist attractions is on its way. The first two kiosks are set to roll out now, with seven more on the way.
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Thursday, 26 July 2007
News.com.au: Tourists who want to hop on a ferry to visit New York's first lady, the Statue of Liberty, will wait only a fraction of the time for tickets and a seat on the boat under changes planned by the new owners of the service. Under the new system, visitors will be able to make reservations for specific departure slots, print tickets at home, then arrive up to 60 minutes before they embark. Tickets would also be available at self-serve kiosks in Times Square and other tourist spots around the city.
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Thursday, 26 July 2007
News.com.au: Tourists who want to hop on a ferry to visit New York's first lady, the Statue of Liberty, will wait only a fraction of the time for tickets and a seat on the boat under changes planned by the new owners of the service. Under the new system, visitors will be able to make reservations for specific departure slots, print tickets at home, then arrive up to 60 minutes before they embark. Tickets would also be available at self-serve kiosks in Times Square and other tourist spots around the city.
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Thursday, 12 July 2007
The New York Sun: A growing number of arts organizations are capitalizing on e-mailing, text messaging and online social networking as ways to build audiences. The Brooklyn Museum has installed kiosks in its galleries for visitors to sign digital guest books and post their musings on art directly to the museum's Web site.
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Sunday, 07 January 2007
Dexigner: Behavior Design has reunited with New York's Museum of Modern Art for their latest exhibition, Georges Seurat: The Drawings, creating an interactive touchscreen kiosk that enables MoMA's visitors to explore Seurat's four surviving sketchbooks.
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006
Zwire.com: Dollywood has implemented the first phase of a line buster system which allows people to reserve a place in line for an attraction without having to actually wait. The system incorporates a kiosk allowing groups of six to pay a fee not to wait in line.
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006
ThisIsDerbyshire.co.uk: Disabled and elderly people will be able to see what is upstairs at Erewash Museum, thanks to a new multimedia kiosk. The kiosk features images of the displays, along with information about the individual pieces.
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Tuesday, 12 September 2006
MyrtleBeachOnline.com: An interactive exhibit that tells the personal stories of South Carolina's military men and women in their own words and photos will tour the state for the next six months. The traveling exhibit includes several panels featuring military men and women who have contributed to the site, a computer kiosk for visitors to access the program's Web site, and a background display of some of the contributions.
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Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Ctimes.com: The Eternal Egypt kiosk located at the National Science Centre gallery lets visitors explore Ancient Egypt by extending the three-dimensional environments and rich data into a fully immersive, real-time experience.
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006
PASADENA, Calif. — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the world-renowned NASA research and development center, recently deployed SeePoint's newest M-Kiosk to showcase PlanetQuest, one of the nation's most important programs in astronomy and astrophysics. JPL is SeePoint's first customer to use the M-Kiosk.
The PlanetQuest application looks at JPL's successful completion of eight seemingly impossible technology milestones to develop a space telescope so powerful it can detect and study Earth-like planets around nearby stars. The application demonstrates how JPL scientists and engineers use breakthroughs in technology to survey the Milky Way Galaxy 1,000 times more accurately than has ever been possible.
JPL selected the SeePoint M-Kiosk because the video- and data-intensive PlanetQuest application required a computer with high processing power and graphical capabilities. The M-Kiosk maximizes video performance with up to 1 gigabyte of on-board RAM and a 400 MHz front-side bus.
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
CINCINNATI -- Electronic Art, a full-service Internet services company specializing in computer kiosks and Web-based software development, signed a contract to provide kiosks to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for an upcoming exhibit on the tragedies in Darfur, a region of western Sudan.
The exhibit, which opens at the Center on June 14th, 2006, features images and video taken by George and Nick Clooney during a recent visit to Darfur. The Clooneys hope their trip to the war-torn Sudan province will focus world attention on getting protection and aid for the refugees. The poignant exhibit, named Smallest Witnesses: The Conflict in Darfur through Children's Eyes, presents drawings from children in refugee camps along the border between Darfur and Chad. The children's illustrations offer a fresh, often heartbreaking perspective on the violence and suffering in the region.
The kiosks provided by Electronic Art will be used in the exhibit to enable guests to learn more about the struggles in Darfur and empower them to become more involved by supporting organizations that are actively helping refugees. Custom software was created to make the exhibit interactive for guests, and to allow them to visit the websites of organizations that have partnered with the Freedom Center, perhaps becoming "agents of change" in the process.
Along with providing kiosks and custom software, Electronic Art is also fabricating custom signage hardware to match the kiosks. For the opening night event, the Center will have five to six kiosks available and then a reduced number during the temporary exhibit, lasting for one month.
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